The Dust Bowl and the American Farmer

Question 1

Look at the statements below about the 1930s.Loss of grasses left topsoil loose and unprotected.High winds frequently blew on the Great Plains.Valuable topsoil needed by farmers was thus blown away. Which statement belongs on the blank line?

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Millions of acres of productive farmland became barren desert.

Question 2

Which led to dust storms during the 1930s?

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farming and drought

Question 3

Which directly contributed to soil erosion on the Great Plains in the 1930s?

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farming

Question 4

Which is a result of significant population growth on the Great Plains between 1880 and 1930?

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More and more land was cleared for farming during this time.

Question 5

Most of the people who migrated to the Great Plains in the late 1800s became

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farmers and ranchers.

Question 6

During the Roaring Twenties, American farmers

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produced crops despite falling prices.

Question 7

How were farmers and banks connected in the 1930s?

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Farmers lost their farms, and then banks lost money.

Question 8

Which most damaged topsoil and farming equipment during the 1930s?

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dust storms

Question 9

Migrants who left the Great Plains behind during the 1930s

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often ended up living in poverty in crowded camps.

Question 10

Which best defines the term migrants?

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people who moved from one place to another to find work

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